Background*

Mr. Timothy E. Lee, also known as Tim, served as an Executive Vice President of General Motors Company until April 1, 2014 and served as its Chairman of GM China Inc. from 2013 to April 1, 2014. Mr. Lee served as Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing at General Motors Company since 2013 until February 1, 2014. He served as Vice President of Global Manufacturing at General Motors Company since July 2012. He served as President of GM International Operations ... at General Motors India Pvt. Ltd. He served as the President of International Operations at General Motors Company since December 14, 2009 and oversaw Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East operations. Mr. Lee served as President of GM International Operations at General Motors North America, Inc. since March 2010. Mr. Lee served as the Vice President of Manufacturing and Labor Relations at General Motors. He served as the Vice President of Manufacturing - Europe for Motors Liquidation Company from June 1, 2002 to July 2009 and its Vice President of Manufacturing of North American from January 1, 2006 to July 2009. In this capacity, he was responsible for all General Motors vehicle manufacturing and assembly plants in Europe. He served as an Executive Director of manufacturing engineering of General Motors in Warren, Michigan, since July 2000. Mr. Lee began his career with General Motors in 1969 as a GMI student working at the former Fisher Body Division in Elyria, Ohio. He subsequently worked at several Fisher Body facilities in manufacturing, labor relations, and personnel positions. From 1988 to 1996, he served as Plant Manager at various GM plants in the U.S. In 1996, Mr. Lee was transferred to Tokyo to direct product planning for Isuzu Motors. Mr. Lee served as the Vice President of corporate and product planning of Isuzu Motors. Since his return from Asia, he held various senior manufacturing positions within the GM North America Car Group. He has been the Chairman of the Board of General Motors China, Inc. since August 2013. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at GM Korea Company and Motus LLC. He has been Vice Chairman of the Board at ALH Holding Inc., Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC, and Alliance Laundry Systems LLC since 2014. He has been a Director of Opel since November 2011. He served as a Director of Isuzu Motors. In September 2011, he received the Magnolia Award from Shanghai Municipal Government for his contributions to the economic and social development of Shanghai. In addition, Mr. Lee has been granted permanent resident status in the Peoples Republic of China. Mr. Lee received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Administration from General Motors Institute (GMI), (now Kettering University), and a Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Purdue University.

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